Business Research Resources--Print and Online
USA COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
Company Directories (USA and International)
Print Resources
Million Dollar Directory: American’s Leading Public and Private Companies (5 volumes) include U.S. public and private companies. Indexed business Alphabetically (white pages), Business Geographically (yellow pages) and Business by Industry classification (blue pages). Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes are in numeric Alphabetic. The first three volumes of the million Dollar Directory series list 160,000 companies in alphabetical sequence by business name. The listing for each company includes address, telephone number, indication of public ownership, annual sales, and total number of employee/officers. These series are located at General Reference Desk on level 3, call # HC 102 D812 1998.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers: 23 volumes list "Products & Services" in an alphabetical arrangement. Includes an alphabetical listing of company profiles and a separate listing of commercial company catalogs, "rankings" and selected ratios are included. See the searchable web page located at http://www.thomasregister.com. Located in the General Reference Collection on level 3, call # T12.T6.
Standard Directory of Advertisers: A two volume set that annually lists 27,000 companies in the U.S. that spend over $200,000 on advertising. Indexed by brand name, SIC number, and advertising and marketing decision-makers. Located at the General Reference Desk on level 3, call # HF5804 S7.
Thomson/Polk Bank Directory: Covers U.S. and International banks. Contains information such as top banks and holding companies, credit ratings, legislation, banking attorneys, international banking holidays, trade associations and more. Located in the General Reference Collection on level 3, call # HG2441 R3.
Europe's 15,000 Largest Companies: Contains listings of the largest companies in Europe. Includes sections such as "Europe's 500 Largest," and "Europe's 100 Largest." Breaks down the companies according to industrial, trading, and services categories. Located in the General Reference Collection on level 3, call # HD2356.E9 E93.
Principal International Businesses (World Marketing Directory): Listings for over 50,000 companies. Indexed by geographic location, product classification, and business name. Listing includes parent/subsidiary, address, telephone number, fax number, sales, employees, SIC code, and director's name. Located at the General Reference Desk on level 3, call # BF54 U5 P7.
Dun & Bradstreet's Key Business Directory of Latin America: 2 volumes contain information on 100,000 of the largest businesses in Latin America. Contains white, blue and yellow pages. White pages include geographic index & employee rankings. Blue pages consist of an alphabetical list of companies. Yellow pages list companies according to SIC codes. Located at General Reference Collection on Level 3, call # HG4091.5 A2.
Electronic Resources
Reference U.S.A. (American Business Disc): Directory-type information on 10 million U.S. public & private business indexed by company name, industry group and geographic area.
Last update 27 April 2000